New Jersey Sportsmen Hold Caucus for Hunting/Fishing Conservation
New Jersey's anglers, hunters and trappers are claiming a historic day after creating and holding the first official meeting of the New Jersey Angling and Hunting Conservation Caucus (NJAHCC), a bipartisan assembly of political leaders and recreation
TMaG to Cut 170 Jobs from Recently Acquired Ashworth Brand
TaylorMade-adidas Golf has announced it will cut 170 jobs as it integrates the Ashworth brand into business operations.
Etonic Promotes Two in Running Division
Etonic Worldwide has promoted Russ Curran to general manager of Etonic Running and Dan Norton to senior director of marketing…
Rock/Creek Presents Longest Trail Race in Chattanooga History
Rock/Creek and The Wilderness Trail Running Association (The Boonies) have planned the longest trail running race in Chattanooga history. The Lookout Mountain 100k will take place for the first time on Dec. 20th, 2008. The foot race will cross several dif
Julie Skirving Joins Overland Equipment
Julie Skirving has joined Overland Equipment, bringing with her over 20 years sales and marketing experience in the US and Canadian outdoor industries. Most recently, Skirving led the sales and marketing efforts for the Lolë apparel brand in the U.S. mark
Sheri Poe Out at MBT
MBT, the footwear manufacturer, announced that effective
immediately Sheri Poe will no longer serve as CEO of US Operations. Ken Pucker, who was named interim Global CEO in early November, will assume her responsibilities for managing the US entity of MBT
American Recreation Products Undergoes Reorganization
The B.O.S.S. Report has confirmed that American Recreation Products will replace dozens of outside reps with an in-house sales force in 30 days in a bid to cut costs and reach earnings targets of Sun Capital Securities Group LLC. The move is part of a bro
Sport Supply Group Acquires Rights to Gold Medal Trademark
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has acquired the rights to the Gold Medal trademark from Brownell & Company, Incorporated. Gold Medal is a manufacturer and distributor of specialized sports netting, protective netting, tennis nets and batting tunnel netting with
Nat’l Wild Turkey Federation Revamps Communication Team
National Wild Turkey Federation CEO George Thornton announced Thursday that the Federation's communications team would be headed by two director positions…
VF Confirms Plans for Job Cuts
VF Corp. said that with economic weakness expected to continue in 2009, a modest number of jobs will be cut across its units. In a statement, the company declined to say how many jobs would be eliminated pending notification of affected employees, but ind
TaylorMade Cuts 170 jobs After Ashworth Acquisition
TaylorMade-Adidas Golf is cutting 170 jobs, or about 12% of its local work force, as it integrates its new Ashworth acquisition. TaylorMade acquired Ashworth Inc., also based Carlsbad, CA, for $73 million on Nov. 21. According to the North County Times in
NFL to Lay Off 14% of Staff
The National Football League will lay off almost 14% of its staff to cut costs. The move will eliminate about 150 jobs over the next 60 days, not including jobs eliminated by individual teams…
Puma to Sponsor Women’s Pro Soccer League
Puma signed a deal to sponsor the Women's Pro Soccer League, which is being launched in April. The three-year deal calls for Puma to pay roughly $10 million to become the official equipment supplier to WPS. Puma will have its name and logo on the lea
SGMA ‘Postpones’ Summer Shows
In a shocking turn of events, SGMA and dmg world media announced the postponement of the next SGMA Team Sports Show and the SGMA Sports Licensing Show, tentatively scheduled for June 2009…
Adidas Cancels German Swimming Contract
Adidas canceled its contract with the Germany swimming federation after athletes complained that its suits were not competitive. Several swimmers wearing Speedo's LZR Racer suit have broken world records…
